2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship


The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship will be the 20th staging of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, the sport's global governing body. The final tournament will be held in Russia from 26 August to 11 September 2022. For the first time the tournament will be hosted by Russia.

Host selection

On 15 November 2018, At the FIVB Congress in Cancún, Mexico, FIVB announced that the tournament would be held in Russia. For the first time the championship will take place in Russia. The tournament will take place in ten cities.

Qualification

The host country Russia will automatically qualify for the competition as well as the current world champions Poland. The top two teams from each of the 2021 Continental Championships will secure qualification. The final 12 places will then be decided leaving the top 24 teams as per FIVB World Ranking who have not yet qualified, to compete for the remaining places.

Qualified teams

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Format

;First round
In the first round, the 24 teams will be spread across four pools of six teams playing in a round-robin system. The top four teams from each pool will advance to the second round. featuring four pools of four teams playing in six cities.
;Second round
The second round will feature four pools of four teams playing once again in a round-robin system. At the end of the second round matches, the rankings of the four pools will be drawn up taking into account the points scored by each team in the first and second rounds. The four pool-winning teams of the second stage will access the third stage, together with the top two of the second ranked teams.
;Third round
The six teams competing in the third round will be divided into two three-team pools by a draw. After the matches played once again in a round-robin system, the top two in each pool will qualify for the semifinals and finals.
;Final round
The third round pool winners play against the runners-up in this round. The semifinals winners advance to compete for the World Championship title. The losers face each other in the third place match.